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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonks" data-source="post: 3043955" data-attributes="member: 42402">[sblock=ooc]I am going to move this on ahead so forgive me for assuming that Kerwick agreed to assist also.[/sblock]As Kerwick and Nicolai voice their agreement after Bruce's statement, Aubreck's smile seemed genuine for the first time."Then your silence is purchased this night for the crowns I have promised and I will pay the same amount once we return with my goods."As he spoke, Vartheg returned to the study with a glass bottle partially filled with a dark red liquid and six tumblers filled halfway each."The firewine sir...""Set it on the table Vartheg, we were just about to get to the heart of things."Motioning towards the glasses of firewine, Aubreck resumed talking."Once I had a fleet of ships at my disposal, but I risked them all on a prize that would have allowed me to rival the Starks in economic might. When the Emporer of the Waves disappeared, I was nearly ruined, but I fought to salvage what business I could trusting that this was merely a test that I must endure. Seven days ago, Captain Windrune saw the Emporer limping this way on the open sea and hurried to tell me the news. While the Captain is a fine officer, he is also highly superstitious and will not step one foot onboard a ship he feels is haunted. If his business side had not prevailed in the end, I have no doubt he would have torched the Emporer to appease his misgivings on seeing the ship.Reaching down and picking up a glass for himself, Aubreck's eyes grew hard as mind locked onto the business at hand."I plan for us to sail with Captain Windrune in the morning before other ships learn that the Emporer is adrift and reclaim my lost cargo if it is still there. I will be riding only to verify that the ship is mine and to help you identify my goods from the ship's crew's possessions. I will stress that all I am concerned with is the retreival of my lost cargo, so if there are trinkets that catch your eye that might have been left behind, they are of no concern to me. I expect it will take us a fortnight at most to locate the Emporer and a day to examine her fully and take back what is rightfully mine if possible. Then we shall return to Sasserine and the crowns waiting for you upon your arrival is for your continued silence on this matter.</blockquote>

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